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El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery votó por unanimidad y aprobó el Presupuesto operativo del año fiscal 2021 y el Programa de mejoras de capital (CIP) del año fiscal 2021-26 en una reunión virtual, el jueves. La Escuela Primaria Burnt Mills está en camino a que las renovaciones se completen en septiembre de 2023. Las […]

El Ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, a las 10:30 a.m. del lunes 27 de enero, presentará al nuevo coordinador del programa Vision Cero. El programa, que involucra a numerosos departamentos y agencias del Condado, busca eliminar el número de muertes relacionadas con el tráfico para 2030. El nuevo coordinador, que fue seleccionado tras […]

Montgomery County is hosting a series of forums for residents to provide input about the county’s “six-year capital construction budget.” The forums are hosted by local citizen advisory boards and they will “help define construction and planning priorities for the various regions in the County as officials develop the Fiscal Years 2021 to 2026 Capital […]

Nearly $1.8 billion will be spent on Montgomery County school projects, according to a six-year proposed capital budget released Wednesday by County Executive Marc Elrich. The total proposed budget comes in at $4.3 billion. Montgomery County Public Schools would receive $1.775 billion to build 625 new classrooms in 26 additions, three schools and one reopened […]

School Superintendent Jack Smith has unveiled his capital budget for next year, which includes money for growth, school security and career readiness programs. Smith was to make the request to the Montgomery County Board of Education at its meeting Monday night. We talked with Montgomery County Public Schools spokesman Derek Turner about the request:

To address overcrowding and aging facilities, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith is recommending $1.818 billion for the Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget and the FY 2019-2024 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). His recommendation is $74 million more than the approved CIP. In a letter addressed to the Board of Education on Oct. 23, […]

UPDATED Here are five things to know today, Nov. 14, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. The Board of Education is holding its second public hearing on the superintendent’s proposed amendments to the 2017-2022 Capital Improvements Program tonight at 7 p.m. The slots to speak are full but you can email your comments to boe@mcpsmd.org. The […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Jack Smith is recommending adjustments to the current Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, including expenditure shifts for five projects, two new boundary studies and one site selection study, according to a news release. Smith submitted his  Recommended FY 2018 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2017–2022 Capital […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith is scheduled to release his recommended FY 2018 Capital Budget and the amendments to the FY 2017–2022 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) on Thursday. According to a news release, the Montgomery County Board of Education will hold public hearings on the CIP at 7 p.m. on  Nov. 10, and Nov. […]

UPDATED 6.8.16 In light of a tragic car accident late last night that killed three Clarksburg High School students, Montgomery County officials have announced that the Community Forum for the North County Aquatic and Recreation Center and Senior Center scheduled for this evening is postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date. The @MoCoRec […]